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Julfotoceras tarazi

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Otoceratidae

Taxonomy
Julfotoceras tarazi was named by Bando (1973). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Abadeh Section, Unit 7, Section C, Hambast Mts, which is in a Changhsingian marine limestone in the Hambast Formation of Iran. It is the type species of Julfotoceras.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
J. abadehensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Julfotoceras tarazi Bando p. 349 figs. Pl 38, fig 1; pl 39, fig 1
2002Julfotoceras tarazi Leonova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderOtoceratinaShevyrev and Ermakova 1979
superfamilyOtoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyOtoceratidaeHyatt 1900
genusJulfotoceras
speciestarazi

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Julfotoceras tarazi Bando 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height147.6
shell diameter189.1
shell inflation116.7

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Iran Julfotoceras tarazi (type locality: 63893)